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Deluxe Waffle #221 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #221

8 words hide in this 7×7 grid. You get 25 swaps, and the best solve takes 20.

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Hints for each word in #221

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  1. Word 1: the first row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: experiencing or showing fear

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with F and ends with L.

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    FEARFUL

  2. Word 2: the second row (row 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with C.

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    ARCHAIC

  3. Word 3: the third row (row 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: be shiny, as if wet

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with N.

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    GLISTEN

  4. Word 4: the fourth row (row 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a pale cane syrup

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with T and ends with E.

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    TREACLE

  5. Word 5: the first column (column 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: marked by distress

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with F and ends with T.

    Show the word

    FRAUGHT

  6. Word 6: the second column (column 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a depository containing historical records and documents

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with E.

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    ARCHIVE

  7. Word 7: the third column (column 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: excessively agitated

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with F and ends with C.

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    FRANTIC

  8. Word 8: the fourth column (column 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a legal document giving official permission to do something

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with E.

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    LICENSE

What is the answer to Deluxe #221?

The answer is 8 words that fit together in one grid. Tap below to see all of them. This puzzle has only one answer, so if your words differ, a letter is still in the wrong place.

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Across: FEARFUL, ARCHAIC, GLISTEN, TREACLE

Down: FRAUGHT, ARCHIVE, FRANTIC, LICENSE

How do you solve #221 in 20 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 12 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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  1. Swap row 1, column 3 with row 7, column 6. This puts A and L in place.
  2. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 5, column 2. This puts R and L in place.
  3. Swap row 2, column 7 with row 7, column 4. This puts I and A in place.
  4. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 5, column 7. This puts C and N in place.
  5. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 6, column 3. This puts N and V in place.
  6. Swap row 6, column 7 with row 7, column 5. This puts S and C in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 3, column 1. This puts A in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 5. This puts F and T in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 3. This puts E in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 6, column 5. This puts I in place.
  11. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 7, column 7. This puts F and E in place.
  12. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 2, column 5. This puts R in place.
  13. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 3, column 7. This puts U and C in place.
  14. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 3, column 5. This puts L in place.
  15. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 7, column 1. This puts T in place.
  16. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 7, column 3. This puts R and E in place.
  17. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 3, column 6. This puts I in place.
  18. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 4, column 1. This puts A and U in place.
  19. Swap row 5, column 3 with row 5, column 4. This puts S in place.
  20. Swap row 5, column 3 with row 7, column 2. This puts I and R in place.

What do the words in #221 mean?

FEARFUL
adjective: experiencing or showing fear
ARCHAIC
adjective: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
GLISTEN
verb: be shiny, as if wet
TREACLE
noun: a pale cane syrup
FRAUGHT
adjective: marked by distress
ARCHIVE
noun: a depository containing historical records and documents
FRANTIC
adjective: excessively agitated
LICENSE
noun: a legal document giving official permission to do something

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University.